Dictionary entry details
• CONNEXION (noun)
Meaning:
A connecting shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
connexion; link; connection
Hypernyms ("connexion" is a kind of...):
form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connexion"):
node (a connecting point at which several lines come together)
articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)
Meaning:
A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
connection; connectedness; connexion
Context example:
there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
Hypernyms ("connexion" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Attribute:
connected (joined or linked together)
unconnected (not joined or linked together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connexion"):
relatedness (a particular manner of connectedness)
relevance; relevancy (the relation of something to the matter at hand)
involvement (a connection of inclusion or containment)
bridge (something resembling a bridge in form or function)
concatenation (the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc)
communication (a connection allowing access between persons or places)
linkage (an associative relation)
alliance; bond (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest)
series ((electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other)
Meaning:
The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
connexion; association; connection
Context example:
conditioning is a form of learning by association
Hypernyms ("connexion" is a kind of...):
memory; remembering (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connexion"):
colligation (the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)
Meaning:
An instrumentality that connects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
connecter; connector; connective; connection; connexion
Context examples:
he soldered the connection / he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
Hypernyms ("connexion" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connexion"):
coupling; yoke (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)
patch; temporary hookup (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)
line; phone line; subscriber line; telephone circuit; telephone line (a telephone connection)
slip ring (connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts)
conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)
jumper (a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections)
hookup (a device providing a connection between a power source and a user)
hitch (a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls)
earth; ground (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)
attachment; bond (a connection that fastens things together)
Meaning:
Shifting from one form of transportation to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
connexion; connection
Context example:
the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
Hypernyms ("connexion" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transfer; transferral; transportation (the act of moving something from one location to another)
Meaning:
The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
joining; connexion; connection
Context examples:
the joining of hands around the table / there was a connection via the internet
Hypernyms ("connexion" is a kind of...):
change of integrity (the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connexion"):
hit (a connection made via the internet to another website)
attachment; fastening (the act of fastening things together)
adjunction; junction (an act of joining or adjoining things)
articulation (the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible)
coming upon; encounter (a casual meeting with a person of thing)
convergence; convergency; converging (the act of converging (coming closer))
concatenation (the act of linking together as in a series or chain)
approximation; bringing close together (the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue)
intersection (the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path))
interconnection ((computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.))
